Yellow and Purple Seraphon

Yellow and Purple Seraphon

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    08 Jul 2025
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Preparation

Undercoat the model with Wraithbone

Undercoat the shield with Chaos Black

Scales

  1. Basecoat with Iyanden Yellow
  2. Layer/highlight upper scales with Flash Gitz Yellow
  3. Highlight prominent scales with Dorn Yellow

Skin

  1. Basecoat with Shyish Purple
  2. Layer with Genestealer Purple
  3. Highlight with Dechala Lilac

I've found you can touch up the Shyish Purple with Xereus Purple if necessary to fix mistakes or adjust highlights

Claws and teeth

  1. Basecoat with Rakarth Flesh
  2. Wash with Agrax Earthshade
  3. Highlight with Pallid Wych Flesh

Eyes

  1. Add shadow to the high sockets with watered down Abaddon Black
  2. Dot the eyes with Gauss Blaster Green

Tongue

  1. Basecoat with Pink Horror
  2. Wash with Agrax Earthshade

Sliver metal

  1. Undercoat with Abaddon Black
  2. Basecoat with Iron Warriors
  3. Wash with Nuln Oil
  4. Highlight with Leadbelcher

Gold metal

  1. Undercoat with Abaddon Black
  2. Basecoat with Retributor Armour
  3. Wash with Agrax Earthshade
  4. Highlight with Stormhost Silver

Stone

  1. Basecoat with Dawnstone
  2. Shade with a 1:1 mix of Dawnstone and Rhinox Hide
  3. Highlight with Administratum Grey

Leather

  1. Basecoat with Doombull Brown
  2. Wash with Agrax Earthshade

Ropes

  1. Basecoat with Ushabti Bone
  2. Wash with Seraphim Sepia
  3. Layer with Screaming Skull

Gems

  1. Basecoat with Sybarite Green
  2. Highlight with Gauss Blaster Green

Base

  1. Apply Armageddon Dust to the top of the base
  2. Wash with Seraphim Sepia
  3. Heavy dry brush with Ushabti Bone
  4. Light dry brush with Screaming Skull
  5. Paint the rim with Zandri Dust

Andy Pearson

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Made Paint Pad. Paints T'au, Emperor's Children and whatever else distracts him.

Citadel Painting System 30
Base 7
  • Abaddon Black
  • Iron Warriors
  • Leadbelcher
  • Rakarth Flesh
  • Retributor Armour
  • Rhinox Hide
  • Zandri Dust
Shade 3
  • Agrax Earthshade
  • Nuln Oil
  • Seraphim Sepia
Layer 15
  • Administratum Grey
  • Dawnstone
  • Dechala Lilac
  • Doombull Brown
  • Dorn Yellow
  • Flash Gitz Yellow
  • Gauss Blaster Green
  • Genestealer Purple
  • Pallid Wych Flesh
  • Pink Horror
  • Screaming Skull
  • Stormhost Silver
  • Sybarite Green
  • Ushabti Bone
  • Xereus Purple
Texture 1
  • Armageddon Dust
Spray 2
  • Chaos Black
  • Wraithbone
Contrast 2
  • Iyanden Yellow
  • Shyish Purple
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